diff --git a/docs/literate/src/files/scalar_linear_advection_1d.jl b/docs/literate/src/files/scalar_linear_advection_1d.jl
index c7d55e26d2..3e2c7e6d0d 100644
--- a/docs/literate/src/files/scalar_linear_advection_1d.jl
+++ b/docs/literate/src/files/scalar_linear_advection_1d.jl
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ M = diagm(weights)
 # ```
 # With an exact integration the mass matrix would be dense. Choosing numerical integrating and quadrature
 # with the exact same nodes (collocation) leads to the sparse and diagonal mass matrix $M$. This
-# is called mass lumping and has the big advantage of an easy invertation of the matrix.
+# is called mass lumping and has the big advantage of an easy inversion of the matrix.
 
 # #### Term II:
 # We use spatial partial integration for the second term: